Dayton Valley GC
A view of a hole at Dayton Valley Golf Club (Divine 9)
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3.7
467 Reviews (467)
5 Stars
187
4 Stars
193
3 Stars
56
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
72.8%
Recommend this course
405 out of 467 reviews
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4.2
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
86.7%
Recommend this course
13 out of 15 reviews
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3.6
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
68.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 25 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Arnold Palmer-designed layout consistently earns high marks for its challenging and visually striking design with mountain backdrop views. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for a welcoming round at this storied course.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7218 yards
Slope 131
Rating 74.0

Dayton Valley Golf Club is an Arnold Palmer Signature design that has been a PGA Tour Qualifier course since 1995, making it the longest standing site in the country. The course is surrounded by the Sierra Nevada Mountains and stretches across the valley below. The rolling, links-style layout features sculpted fairways and large, undulating greens. You may find yourself faced with a tough lie even after a good shot. It's a challenging test with plenty of water and strategically placed bunkers coming into play throughout. Careful shot placement is especially important on the water holes at Dayton Valley G.C. The most difficult hole on the golf course is the par-4 ninth. It's a lengthy dogleg left with water down along the entire left side of the fairway and short and right of the green. On your approach, hitting left of the green you'll find heavy rough or pot bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1991) Ed Seay (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

3.7
467 Reviews (467)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 23
Watching the Game 13
Patio Dining 12
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 51
Bunkers 40
Forced Carries 20
This course/club is great for:
Locals 31
Advanced Golfers 28
Seniors 17
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 44
In the 'Burbs 14
Convenient to the City 8

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4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Day

First time visit this golf course. Beautiful. somewhat challenging with up and downs, sand bunkers and water. But it was very fun day for us.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 6
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 81
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3.0
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Dayton

Like the course and have played it since it opened. Course was not in very good shape this time but I will continue to play it periodically.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/12/2024

Hi, byronsmi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Dayton Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Bad shape

The greens were good the rough and fairways need a lot of work

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough conditions but great pace of play

Finished round in 2.5 hours. Some holes were in rough shape, but all greens were in good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/12/2024

Thanks so much for the great review, ajschane. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Dayton Valley Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs Work

Greens were pretty good.

Tees were just ok

Sand traps were a mess and should be treated as ground under repair

Fairways were mostly awful

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2024

Hi, kevin3696278! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Dayton Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What’s happening at Dayton?

Lots of dry fairways much less plush than in the past. Doing drainage repairs?

Greens good.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2024

Hi, bobsallaberry! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Dayton Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fairways need work

Tee boxes, greens in great shape, but large parts of fairways either waterlogged or bare. Needs work.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/12/2024

Hello, u838921757. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Dayton Valley Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Disaster

Obviously this course has had some major irrigation issues and it’s basically unplayable at this time. Of course, everyone could understand unfortunate circumstances and irrigation issues at a golf course, but to charge the regular price without communicating with the guest the state of the course is unacceptable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/17/2024

Thanks for the info as I always check recent reviews when coming out of town . Thanks again!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Course was Dry but still fun

The course was dryer than usual but with the heat wave I’m sure it’s hard to keep green! Always a beautiful course and greens were surprisingly slow too so was not the typical course conditions

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2024

Hi, lundylistings! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Dayton Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

COULD BE BETTER

I was expecting a challenging layout, but did not expect as many water hazards. This is a links course, but there is enough mounding that the hazards are hidden unless you study the hole diagrams.

I was disappointed in the fairway conditions, as it seems they may have started watering too late to keep the fairways green in many areas. However, they are now over-watering as there is a lot of standing water on several fairways.

Nearby courses seem to be in much better general condition.

Would like to play the course again, if it is in better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs water

Lot's of dry grass areas, this course is in bad need of water, many areas in fairways are going dead or are already gone, ordered food on 9 tee and still waited 15 minutes at turn for hot dogs, but at least they were very good, this was a premiere course not to long ago...what happened?

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/12/2024

Hi, jghan! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Dayton Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

What happened to Dayton Valley?

This course used to be one of our favorites! The layout is great and the course was challenging but fair. We are so sad to see what has happened. The fairways are in horrible shape with huge dry areas, dirt patches and weeds. Some tee boxes haven't been watered in weeks and are completely dead. Sand traps are rocky, weedy or filled with water. Even the areas around the clubhouse and along the course that used to be attractive and well kept are seriously neglected. Most of the greens were ok (only 3 and 13 had large dry areas). Some holes that used to be so charming are now really unattractive and almost unplayable (bad bunkers, bad rough, standing water ponds, etc.) - numbers 4, 7, 8 for example. It is such a a shame, as we LOVED this course - which makes it so much harder to see what has happened. The course needs some serious TLC. I hope that the owners plan a major investment to put the course back in the condition that it was in 5 years ago!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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